Seems really good. As for last-hitting, he can tolerate more harass than other carries and Buckshot is scary, both of which help give him an easier time focusing on last-hitting.
This has definitely been suggested before but still is overall better in my eyes. Any thoughts?
Drunk Rummate1 votesI like the AD because it makes his auto attacks stronger.
11.52 armor pen will give you an ~83% damage versus a typical level 1 ADC with base armor and 9 flat armor seals. Without the armor pen you will deal ~76% damage instead.
I'll run the math for you, assuming AD quints:
w/ Armor Pen 60.75 AD at level 1, reduced to 83% damage Graves deals 50.42 damage per auto attack Min Buckshot deals 49.8 + 40.34 = 90.1 damage Max buckshot deals 89.64 + 72.61 = 162.25 damage
So as you can see, flat AD is better if you're auto attacking. Penetration is better if you're using abilities. The margin on either end is quite small. The difference is that AD makes CSing easier, and auto attacks don't cost mana or cooldowns. In the end the flat AD wins for these reasons IMO. The reason people take armor pen on a champion like Zed is because the majority of his damage and harass comes from his abilities in lane, unlike graves who will harass quite a bit with his auto attacks.
MAZZ1M01 votesI've run it. It works really well, but your early game will be noticeably more difficult.
